Drug and Alcohol Abuse
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18/06/2013 - Pregnancy drink warning as a study finds no harm
Women who drink a small glass of wine a day during pregnancy may not be harming their child, according to the latest study of the controversial topic. More
13/06/2013 - E-cigarettes to be regulated
Electronic cigarettes are to be licensed as medical products, British authorities announced yesterday. More
07/06/2013 - "Marginalisation" blamed for HIV epidemic
Poverty and marginalisation are playing a key role in fuelling the HIV epidemic in Europe and central Asia, experts said yesterday. More
05/06/2013 - Nicotine may help quitters - guidance
Nicotine patches and other licensed products are an acceptable way to help wean smokers off tobacco, according to official guidance published today in England. More
31/05/2013 - Call for global crack-down on tobacco promotion
Health officials today called for worldwide bans on tobacco advertising and promotion as part of the drive to reduce smoking rates. More
22/05/2013 - Cancer survival may not be wake-up call
People who survive cancer do not adopt healthy lifestyles, new findings suggest today. More
21/05/2013 - Bed sharing link to cot death
Parents of babies were being urged today not to share beds with their babies. More
17/05/2013 - Men's health a world problem - experts
Global strategies are failing to tackle the problems posed by men's health and behaviour, it is claimed today. More
17/04/2013 - Light drinking in pregnancy not harmful - study
Light drinking in pregnancy is unlikely to have adverse effects on the infant's brain, researchers claim today. 1 comments More
09/04/2013 - Research into to brain’s ‘free will’
Scientists are looking to see if they can “interfere” with how to brain consciously makes decisions after successfully pin-pointing the exact moment when its nerve cells create the signal to carry out an action, it was revealed today. More
27/02/2013 - Alcohol intake widely under-reported
Britons massively under-report the amount of alcohol they drink, researchers say today. More
15/02/2013 - Smoking bans boost pregnancy health
Restrictions on smoking lead to improvements for pregnant women, reducing rates of premature births, researchers say today. More
08/02/2013 - Britons underestimate alcohol intake
Some people in Britain may be drinking nearly twice as much alcohol as they think they are, according to a government-backed study revealed yesterday. More
22/01/2013 - Smoke-free laws "cut" child asthma risk
Smoke-free laws in England led to a dramatic reduction in children needing emergency treatment for asthma, researchers. More
18/01/2013 - Cocaine brain revealed
Some people have brains that allow them to avoid becoming addicted to drugs as powerful as cocaine, British researchers have revealed. More
02/01/2013 - New Year alert for liver month
Campaigners are urging the public to make dramatic cuts in their alcohol consumption this year. More
21/12/2012 - Fall over Friday warning
Hospitals should brace themselves for an epidemic of alcohol-related injuries tonight, experts warned today. More
14/12/2012 - Blood pressure the world’s biggest risk to health
High blood pressure is the greatest risk to health across the globe, responsible for more than nine million deaths in 2010, according to figures published today. More
12/12/2012 - New threat for women smokers
Women who smoke face a "significantly" increased risk of suffering a sudden heart attack, researchers warned last night. More
10/12/2012 - Tobacco link to child meningitis
Exposure to tobacco may be responsible for hundreds of cases of severe meningitis affecting children in the UK every year, researchers report today. More
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